The Corca Fhir Trí were an Irish people located in the kingdom of Gailenga (later the

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Luighne Connacht Luighne Connacht was a territory located in north-central Connacht, on the borders of what is now County Mayo and County Sligo, Ireland. The Tuatha of Luighne was co-extensive with the modern day boundary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Achon ...

and Corann (baronies of Leyney and Corann,

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) in Gaelic

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. Two kings of the Corca, Dobhailen mac Gormghus, (died 885) and his son, Uathmarán mac Dobhailéin (died 920), were successive Kings of Luighne Connacht. Dobhailen was the

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of the

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Dolan (surname) (Ó Dobhailen) of

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. Later kings of the Corca descended from him included: * ''M928 - Maol Da Bhonna mac Dobhailen, king of Luighne, and Muircheartach mac Eagra, king of Luighne, were slain.'' * ''M944.9 - Domhnall mac Uathmharan mac Dobhailen, lord of Corca-Firtri, died.'' * ''M993.3 - Fogartach mac Diarmaid mac Uathmharan, lord of Corca-Firtri in Connacht, was slain by the Gaileanga of Corann.'' * ''M1031.18 - Cú Sléibhe Ua Dobhailen, chief of Corca-Firtri, was treacherously slain.'' * ''M1035.5 - Cú Sléibhe mac Dobhran, lord of Corca-Firtri, died.''

External links

* http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~irlkik/ihm/connacht.htm#tri

References

* ''Onomasticon Goedelicum'', Edmund Hogan, Dublin, 1910. * ''The Surnames of Ireland'',

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, Dublin, 1978. Connacht Gaelic-Irish nations and dynasties History of County Mayo History of County Sligo Ethnic groups in Ireland Kingdoms of medieval Ireland {{Europe-ethno-group-stub